Winter Warmer Watchlist - Goosebumps - Seasons One - Two

Goosebumps was a school kid book thing for me. I was never a huge reader, however I remember this books at home , along with at the school library.

Last month, the Disney+/Hulu series was canceled after two seasons.

Based on the book series by R. L. Stine, Goosebumps was originally released back in October, 2023.

Followed by a second season, titled Goosebumps: The Vanishing, which premiered in January this year. 

The series takes on an anthology vive with the first season, a group of five high school students embark on a shadowy and twisted journey to investigate the tragic passing three decades earlier of a teen named Harold Biddle — while also unearthing dark secrets from their parents' past.

In the David Schwimmer lead second season, twins Cece and Devin, on a vacation at their father's, decide to enter an abandoned and supposedly haunted Fort with a few friends, without realising they're setting off a chain of events that will unravel a profound mystery connected to the mysterious disappearance of four teenagers 30 years back.

Season one is lead by Justin Long, along with Ana Yi Puig, Miles McKenna, Will Price, Zack Morris, Isa Briones & Rachael Harris.

Alongside Schwimmer in season two, Ana Ortiz, Sam McCarthy, Jayden Bartels, Elijah Cooper, Galilea La Salvia, Francesca Noel, Arjun Athalye, Eloise Payet, Christopher Paul Richards, Kyra Tantao, Stony Blyden, & Sakina Jaffrey all star.

If I am honest both seasons had their positives. I can't really tell which one I preferred. However the slightly shorter second season meant there was less filler.

Let's check out below how the second season concluded. Look out spoilers below, however this did stream now many months ago!

The teens successfully rescue their dad (Schwimmer), though when trying to escape, the podded teens from 1994 are also miraculously revived. With the everyone reunited, Anthony and Jen head off to confront Ramona about the harm she has caused all these years only to discover that she has also revived her father. 

However, it is revealed that after being podded for so long, he is not himself anymore. Vomiting a goop similar to the Monster Blood from episode 4, he transforms into an alien monster. 

Meanwhile, the four teens from 1994 are restless and everyone splits up so they can all get some air. In turn each of them also transforms and CJ, Trey, Frankie, Alex, Devin, and CeCe are all captured. 

Anthony and Jen decide to join forces to save the kids. Opening the secret hatch, the ship recollects goo from the pods and monsters, before shooting into the sky and emitting a bright light. 

Anthony has a vision of his brother, finally saying goodbye. He then wakes up to Jen telling him everyone is saved. A while later, everyone bids farewell to CeCe and Devin. 

A final shot shows Trey throwing up something covered in black goo. So we leave on a cliffhanger, that will never be resolved. But does anyone care? So many shows leave on this note. Potential to move forward. But no funding or interest from Disney+ to move forward.

So many shows get the axe these days. So many unresolved plot points. Oh well it's September and there is so much returning (or new) TV! With The Paper landing on Binge this Thursday, Only Murders in the Building is back too, Gen V, Tulsa King and The Walking Dead tries to breathe some new life into Daryl Dixon.

What a time to be alive!